Wednesday, April 25, 2012

Journalistic Ethics


1.  Three Philosophies- define the following

Deontological


Teleological


Situational


2.  Categorize the following philosophies into either deontological or teleological.

John Merrill’s Deontelics


Utilitarianism


 Rand’s Rational Self Interest


 Rawl’s Veil of Ignorance


Aristotle’s Golden Mean


3.  Explain each of these ethical problems and how they relate to journalism.
Ethical Problems
                        Deceit

                        Conflict of Interest- friendship, payola, freebies

4.  Define the following and explain how this relates to the journalist.
Invasion of Privacy